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| image        = Velu Nachchiyar 2008 stamp of India.jpg
| image        = Velu Nachchiyar 2008 stamp of India.jpg
| caption      = Velu Nachchiyar on a 2008 stamp of India
| caption      = Velu Nachchiyar on a 2008 stamp of India
| succession  = Monarch of [[Sivaganga estate]]
| reign        = c. 1780-c. 1790<ref name=r2>K. R. Venkatarama Ayyar (1938) ''A Manual of the Pudukkóttai State''. Sri Brihadamba State Press. p.720</ref>
| reign        = c. 1780-c. 1790<ref name=r2>K. R. Venkatarama Ayyar (1938) ''A Manual of the Pudukkóttai State''. Sri Brihadamba State Press. p.720</ref>
| coronation  = 1780
| coronation  = 1780
| full name    =  
| full name    =  
| dynasty      = Sethupathi
| dynasty      = Sethupathi
| predecessor  = [[Muthu Vaduganatha Periyavudaya Thevar]] (until 1772)
| successor    = [[Vellacci]]<ref name=r2/>
| successor    = [[Vellacci]]<ref name=r2/>
| father      = Chellamuthu vijayaragunatha Sethupathy
| father      = Chellamuthu vijayaragunatha Sethupathy
| mother      = Muthathal Nachiyar
| mother      = Muthathal Nachiyar
| birth_date  = 3 January 1730
| birth_date  = 3 January 1730
| birth_place  = [[Ramanathapuram]], [[Sivaganga estate|Kingdom of Sivaganga ]]
| birth_place  = [[Ramanathapuram]], [[Sivaganga estate|Kingdom of Sivaganga]]
(Modern day [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]])
(Modern day [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]])
| death_date  = {{death-date and age|25 December 1796|3 January 1730}}
| death_date  = {{death date and age text|25 December 1796|3 January 1730}}
| death_place  = [[Sivaganga]],  [[Sivaganga estate|Kingdom of Sivaganga ]]
| death_place  = [[Sivaganga]],  [[Sivaganga estate|Kingdom of Sivaganga]]
(Modern day Tamil Nadu, India)
(Modern day Tamil Nadu, India)
| date of burial = 25 December 1796
| burial_date  = 25 December 1796
| place of burial = [[Sivaganga]], Tamil Nadu, India
| burial_place = [[Sivaganga]], Tamil Nadu, India
| spouse      = [[Muthu Vaduganatha Periyavudaya Thevar]]
| spouse      = [[Muthu Vaduganatha Periyavudaya Thevar]]
}}
}}


'''Rani Velu Nachiyar''' (3 January 1730 – 25 December 1796) was a queen of [[Sivaganga estate]] from {{circa}} 1780–1790. She was the first Indian queen to wage war with the [[East India Company]] [[Company rule in India|in India]].<ref>Rohini Ramakrishnan (10 August 2010) [https://web.archive.org/web/20110629040635/http://www.hindu.com/yw/2010/08/10/stories/2010081050290300.htm Women who made a difference]. ''The Hindu''.</ref><ref name=r1>[http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/remembering-queen-velu-nachiyar-sivagangai-first-queen-fight-british-55163  Remembering Queen Velu Nachiyar of Sivagangai, the first queen to fight the British]. ''The News Minute''. 3 January 2017</ref> She is known by [[Tamils]] as ''Veeramangai'' ("brave woman").<ref>{{cite news|title=Veeramangai Velu Nachiyar|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/cover/veeramangai-velu-nachiyar/article26016399.ece|newspaper=The Hindu Business Line|date=18 January 2019|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> With the support of [[Hyder Ali]]'s army, feudal lords, the Maruthu Brothers, [[Dalit]] commanders, and Thandavarayan Pillai, she fought the East India company.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Journeys_English_Course_Book_6/WgxL4eT2ayYC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Velu+Nachiyar&pg=PA78&printsec=frontcover |title= Journeys English Course Book 6|page= 78 |date= 2007 |publisher= Pearson Education India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Reminiscing_Herstories/THslEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Velu+Nachiyar+haider+ali&pg=PA28&printsec=frontcover |title= Reminiscing Herstories |page= 28 |date= March 24, 2021 |publisher= BFC Publications }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Uphill, for history's sake|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/12/24/stories/2007122450130300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080228192224/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/12/24/stories/2007122450130300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 February 2008|date=24 December 2007|location=India|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|author=Soma Basu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.google.com/books/edition/Power_Women/wHQxEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=kuyili%20dalit |title= Power Women |page= All |date= September 13, 2021 |publisher= Bloomsbury Publishing }}</ref>
'''"Veeramangai" Rani Velu Nachiyar''' (3 January 1730 – 25 December 1796) was a queen of [[Sivaganga estate]] from {{circa}} 1780–1790. She was the first Indian queen to wage war with the [[East India Company]] (EIC) [[Company rule in India|in India]].<ref>Rohini Ramakrishnan (10 August 2010) [https://web.archive.org/web/20110629040635/http://www.hindu.com/yw/2010/08/10/stories/2010081050290300.htm Women who made a difference]. ''The Hindu''.</ref><ref name=r1>[http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/remembering-queen-velu-nachiyar-sivagangai-first-queen-fight-british-55163  Remembering Queen Velu Nachiyar of Sivagangai, the first queen to fight the British]. ''The News Minute''. 3 January 2017</ref> She is proudly called by [[Tamils]] as ''Veeramangai'' ("brave woman").<ref>{{cite news|title=Veeramangai Velu Nachiyar|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/cover/veeramangai-velu-nachiyar/article26016399.ece|newspaper=The Hindu Business Line|date=18 January 2019|location=Chennai, India}}</ref><ref name="Journeys English Course Book 6">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WgxL4eT2ayYC&dq=Velu+Nachiyar&pg=PA78 |title= Journeys English Course Book 6|page= 78 |date= 2007 |publisher= Pearson Education India|isbn= 978-81-317-0337-3}}</ref><ref name="Reminiscing Herstories">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=THslEAAAQBAJ&dq=Velu+Nachiyar+haider+ali&pg=PA28 |title= Reminiscing Herstories |page= 28 |date= March 24, 2021 |publisher= BFC Publications |isbn= 978-93-90675-30-2 }}</ref>


==Life==
==Life==
[[File:Sivagangai Palace with Velunachiyar Statue.jpg|thumb|left|Sivagangai Palace with Rani Velu Nachiyar Statue]]
Velu Nachiyar was born on 3 January 1730.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Mosse |first=Kate |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Tv4eEQAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Feminist+history+for+every+day+of+the+year&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Feminist%20history%20for%20every%20day%20of%20the%20year&f=false |title=Feminist History for Every Day of the Year: 366 incredible women, from Boudica to Taylor Swift |date=2025-09-18 |publisher=Pan Macmillan |isbn=978-1-5290-6623-4 |pages=16 |language=en}}</ref> She was the princess of [[Ramanathapuram]] and the only child of King Chellamuthu Vijayaragunatha Sethupathy and Queen Sakandhimuthathal of the [[Ramnad estate|Ramnad kingdom]]. Nachiyar was trained in many methods of combat, including war match weapons usage, martial arts like [[Valari]], [[Silambam]], [[Kalaripayattu]], horse riding, and archery. She was a scholar in many languages and was proficient in languages like [[French language|French]], [[English language|English]] and [[Urdu]].<ref name=r1/> In 1746, she entered into marriage with [[Muthu Vaduganatha Periyavudaya Thevar]], serving as a close advisor, mentor, and confidant to the prince.<ref name="indianexpress.com">{{Cite web |date=2024-10-30 |title=Who were Velu Nachiyar and Anjalai Ammal, the two women whom Vijay cited as TVK's inspiration |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-history/tvk-vijay-women-velu-nachiyar-anjalai-ammal-9645813/ |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>


Velu Nachiyar was the princess of [[Ramanathapuram]] and the only child of King Chellamuthu Vijayaragunatha Sethupathy and Queen Sakandhimuthathal of the [[Ramnad estate|Ramnad kingdom]].
When her husband, [[Muthu Vaduganatha Periyavudaya Thevar]], battle was held in maravar manglam 12&nbsp;km from kalaiyar Kovil.second day killed in attack [[Presidency armies|EIC soldiers]] in 1772 at [[Kalaiyar Kovil|KalaiyarKoil]], she was drawn into the conflict. Velu Nachiyar ran away from Sivagangai and sought the help of Hyder Ali, Dindigul is border state ruled by Hyder Ali . She stayed in virupaachi fortress.After eight years of planning — along with support of many nattu ambalars,  commanders Marudhu brothers, and Thandavarayan Pillai—in war time support by tippu sultan she fought against the [[East India Company|British East India Company]].<ref name="Journeys English Course Book 6"/><ref name="Reminiscing Herstories"/><ref name="Soma Basu">{{cite news |author=Soma Basu |date=24 December 2007 |title=Uphill, for history's sake |url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/12/24/stories/2007122450130300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080228192224/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/12/24/stories/2007122450130300.htm |archive-date=28 February 2008 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |location=India}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=The Last Sethu Queen |date=25 Feb 2026 |publisher=Vishwakarma Publications |isbn=9347216011 |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/249051568-the-last-sethu-queen?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=qEelanVs7O&rank=1 |language=en}}</ref>
Nachiyar was trained in many methods of combat, including war match weapons usage, martial arts like [[Valari]], [[Silambam]], horse riding, and archery. She was a scholar in many languages and was proficient in languages like [[French language|French]], [[English language|English]] and [[Urdu]].<ref name=r1/> She married the king of [[Sivagangai]], with whom she had a daughter.  


When her husband, [[Muthu Vaduganatha Periyavudaya Thevar]] was killed in a battle with [[Presidency armies|EIC soldiers]] in 1780, she was drawn into the conflict. Velu Nachiyar ran away from Sivagangai as a fugitive and sought the help of Hyder Ali. Hyder Ali helped her with 5,000 soldiers and gunpowder weapons. Initially Hyder Ali refused but later agreed to help her with soldiers, arms and training. Velu Nachiyar sought the help of rich merchants as well. After eight years of planning along with support of many feudal lords, Tipu Sultan, Marudhu brothers and Thandavarayan Pillai she fought against the British East India Company.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Journeys_English_Course_Book_6/WgxL4eT2ayYC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Velu+Nachiyar&pg=PA78&printsec=frontcover |title= Journeys English Course Book 6|page= 78  |date= 2007 |publisher= Pearson Education India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Reminiscing_Herstories/THslEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Velu+Nachiyar+haider+ali&pg=PA28&printsec=frontcover |title= Reminiscing Herstories |page= 28 |date= March 24, 2021 |publisher= BFC Publications }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Uphill, for history's sake|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/12/24/stories/2007122450130300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080228192224/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2007/12/24/stories/2007122450130300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 February 2008|date=24 December 2007|location=India|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|author=Soma Basu}}</ref>
In 1772, Sivaganga minister Thandavarayan Pillai wrote a letter on behalf of Rani Velu Nachiyar to [[Hyder Ali]], looking for military support:
{{Blockquote|text=The [[Carnatic Sultanate|Nawab of Arcot]] is encroaching on both [[Ramanathapuram]] and [[Sivaganga]] kingdoms and wreaking havoc. After escaping from there, I stayed with the [[Kallar (caste)|Kallar]] leaders in the forests and continued the revolt. In this effort, anyone who can help me can make even better achievements. Therefore you have five thousand horsemen. If I could send five thousand soldiers, I would be able to bear their allowance and join them in recapturing these two princely states, and also send troops to [[Madurai]] and start counter-operations throughout the country. The [[Polygar]]s there will also cooperate with us.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ta.m.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81_%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%88/%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%81_%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D|title=சீர்மிகு சிவகங்கைச் சீமை/விருபாட்சியில் வேலு நாச்சியார் |language=ta |trans-title=Sivagangai's pride/Virupatchi's Velu Nachiyar |website=ta.m.wikisource.org}}</ref>}}


When Velu Nachiyar found the place where the EIC stored some their ammunition, Her commander Kuyili <ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.google.com/books/edition/Power_Women/wHQxEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=kuyili%20dalit |title= Power Women |page= All |date= September 13, 2021 |publisher= Bloomsbury Publishing }}</ref> made a suicide attack on the ammunition depot, blowing it up.<ref>{{cite news|title=Of woman power and Tamizh glory|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/of-woman-power-and-tamizh-glory-375394.html|newspaper=IBN Live|date=14 June 2011|location=Chennai, India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Tamil Nadu to build memorial for freedom fighter Kuyili |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Tamil-Nadu-to-build-memorial-for-freedom-fighter-Kuyili/articleshow/20075937.cms|access-date=13 August 2014 |newspaper=Times of India |date=16 May 2013 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=A Durga A Day-Day 6: Mata Katyayini-Rani Velu Nachiyar and Kuyili|url=https://medium.com/@surashiva/a-durga-a-day-day-6-mata-katyayini-rani-velu-nachiyar-and-kuyili-2-durgas-for-today-cb9294203134|date=15 October 2018|location=Chennai, India}}</ref>
In 1780, Velu Nachiyar waged war against the British and successfully reclaimed her kingdom. She governed for ten years and died in 1796.<ref>Rohini Ramakrishnan (14 August 2010) [https://web.archive.org/web/20110629132608/http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/kids/article560774.ece Women who made a difference]. ''The Hindu''.</ref><ref name="indianexpress.com"/> In 1790, she was succeeded by her daughter [[Vellacci]].<ref name=r2/> She granted powers to her daughter with the Marudu brothers to help with the administration of the kingdom. Velu Nachiyar died a few years later, on 25 December 1796.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sivaganga.tn.nic.in/history.htm|title=History-Sivaganga district|publisher=Sivaganga dist. – Tamil Nadu govt., India|access-date=24 November 2011|archive-date=28 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928180303/http://www.sivaganga.tn.nic.in/history.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Nachiyar reinherited the kingdom of her husband, and ruled it for ten more years.<ref>Rohini Ramakrishnan (14 August 2010) [https://web.archive.org/web/20110629132608/http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/kids/article560774.ece Women who made a difference]. ''The Hindu''.</ref>  


In 1790, she was succeeded by her daughter [[Vellacci]].<ref name=r2/> She granted powers to her daughter with the [[Maruthu Pandiyar|Marudu brothers]] to help with the administration of the kingdom. Velu Nachiyar died a few years later, on 25 December 1796.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sivaganga.tn.nic.in/history.htm |title=History-Sivaganga district|publisher=Sivaganga dist. – Tamil Nadu govt., India|access-date=24 November 2011}}</ref>
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==Popular culture==
==Popular culture==
*On 31 December 2008, a commemorative postage stamp in her name was released.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiapost.gov.in/Stamps2008.html|title=India Post – Stamps 2008|publisher=Postal department, Government of India }}</ref>
*On 31 December 2008, a commemorative postage stamp in her name was released.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiapost.gov.in/Stamps2008.html|title=India Post – Stamps 2008|publisher=Postal department, Government of India }}</ref>
*OVM Dance Academy of Chennai presenting "VELU NACHIYAR" a Grand Dance Ballet on Sivaganga Queen.
*OVM Dance Academy of Chennai presenting "VELU NACHIYAR" a Grand Dance Ballet on Sivaganga Queen.
*Professor A.L.I., a Tamil-American [[hip-hop]] artist, released a song dedicated to Velu Nachiyar entitled "Our Queen" as part of his ''Tamilmatic'' album in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://professorali.com/2016/03/07/international-womens-day|title=International Women's Day Dedication to Queen Velu Nachiyar |date=7 March 2016 |publisher=professorali.com}}</ref>
*Professor A.L.I., a Tamil-American [[hip-hop]] artist, released a song dedicated to Velu Nachiyar entitled "Our Queen" as part of his ''Tamilmatic'' album in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://professorali.com/2016/03/07/international-womens-day |title=International Women's Day Dedication to Queen Velu Nachiyar |work=Professor A.L.I. |date=7 March 2016 |publisher=professorali.com |access-date=7 March 2016 |archive-date=20 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190320015313/https://professorali.com/2016/03/07/international-womens-day/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*On 21 August 2017, a grand dance ballet was conducted in Naradha Gana Sabha in Chennai depicting the life history of the queen Velu Nachiyar. The play was directed by Sriram Sharma, who researched on the Queen's life history for almost a decade.
*On 21 August 2017, a grand dance ballet was conducted in Naradha Gana Sabha in Chennai depicting the life history of the queen Velu Nachiyar. The play was directed by Sriram Sharma, who researched on the Queen's life history for almost a decade.


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Rani Velu Nachiyar
Queen of Sivagangai
Princess of Ramanathapuram
Velu Nachchiyar on a 2008 stamp of India
Monarch of Sivaganga estate
Reignc. 1780-c. 1790[1]
Coronation1780
PredecessorMuthu Vaduganatha Periyavudaya Thevar (until 1772)
SuccessorVellacci[1]
Born3 January 1730
Ramanathapuram, Kingdom of Sivaganga (Modern day Tamil Nadu, India)
DiedTemplate:Death date and age text
Sivaganga, Kingdom of Sivaganga (Modern day Tamil Nadu, India)
Burial25 December 1796
Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu, India
SpouseMuthu Vaduganatha Periyavudaya Thevar
DynastySethupathi
FatherChellamuthu vijayaragunatha Sethupathy
MotherMuthathal Nachiyar

"Veeramangai" Rani Velu Nachiyar (3 January 1730 – 25 December 1796) was a queen of Sivaganga estate from c. 1780–1790. She was the first Indian queen to wage war with the East India Company (EIC) in India.[2][3] She is proudly called by Tamils as Veeramangai ("brave woman").[4][5][6]

Life[edit | edit source]

Velu Nachiyar was born on 3 January 1730.[7] She was the princess of Ramanathapuram and the only child of King Chellamuthu Vijayaragunatha Sethupathy and Queen Sakandhimuthathal of the Ramnad kingdom. Nachiyar was trained in many methods of combat, including war match weapons usage, martial arts like Valari, Silambam, Kalaripayattu, horse riding, and archery. She was a scholar in many languages and was proficient in languages like French, English and Urdu.[3] In 1746, she entered into marriage with Muthu Vaduganatha Periyavudaya Thevar, serving as a close advisor, mentor, and confidant to the prince.[8]

When her husband, Muthu Vaduganatha Periyavudaya Thevar, battle was held in maravar manglam 12 km from kalaiyar Kovil.second day killed in attack EIC soldiers in 1772 at KalaiyarKoil, she was drawn into the conflict. Velu Nachiyar ran away from Sivagangai and sought the help of Hyder Ali, Dindigul is border state ruled by Hyder Ali . She stayed in virupaachi fortress.After eight years of planning — along with support of many nattu ambalars, commanders Marudhu brothers, and Thandavarayan Pillai—in war time support by tippu sultan she fought against the British East India Company.[5][6][9][10]

In 1772, Sivaganga minister Thandavarayan Pillai wrote a letter on behalf of Rani Velu Nachiyar to Hyder Ali, looking for military support:

The Nawab of Arcot is encroaching on both Ramanathapuram and Sivaganga kingdoms and wreaking havoc. After escaping from there, I stayed with the Kallar leaders in the forests and continued the revolt. In this effort, anyone who can help me can make even better achievements. Therefore you have five thousand horsemen. If I could send five thousand soldiers, I would be able to bear their allowance and join them in recapturing these two princely states, and also send troops to Madurai and start counter-operations throughout the country. The Polygars there will also cooperate with us.[11]

In 1780, Velu Nachiyar waged war against the British and successfully reclaimed her kingdom. She governed for ten years and died in 1796.[12][8] In 1790, she was succeeded by her daughter Vellacci.[1] She granted powers to her daughter with the Marudu brothers to help with the administration of the kingdom. Velu Nachiyar died a few years later, on 25 December 1796.[13]

Popular culture[edit | edit source]

  • On 31 December 2008, a commemorative postage stamp in her name was released.[14]
  • OVM Dance Academy of Chennai presenting "VELU NACHIYAR" a Grand Dance Ballet on Sivaganga Queen.
  • Professor A.L.I., a Tamil-American hip-hop artist, released a song dedicated to Velu Nachiyar entitled "Our Queen" as part of his Tamilmatic album in 2016.[15]
  • On 21 August 2017, a grand dance ballet was conducted in Naradha Gana Sabha in Chennai depicting the life history of the queen Velu Nachiyar. The play was directed by Sriram Sharma, who researched on the Queen's life history for almost a decade.

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 K. R. Venkatarama Ayyar (1938) A Manual of the Pudukkóttai State. Sri Brihadamba State Press. p.720
  2. ↑ Rohini Ramakrishnan (10 August 2010) Women who made a difference. The Hindu.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Remembering Queen Velu Nachiyar of Sivagangai, the first queen to fight the British. The News Minute. 3 January 2017
  4. ↑ "Veeramangai Velu Nachiyar". The Hindu Business Line. Chennai, India. 18 January 2019.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Journeys English Course Book 6. Pearson Education India. 2007. p. 78. ISBN 978-81-317-0337-3.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Reminiscing Herstories. BFC Publications. 24 March 2021. p. 28. ISBN 978-93-90675-30-2.
  7. ↑ Mosse, Kate (18 September 2025). Feminist History for Every Day of the Year: 366 incredible women, from Boudica to Taylor Swift. Pan Macmillan. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-5290-6623-4.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Who were Velu Nachiyar and Anjalai Ammal, the two women whom Vijay cited as TVK's inspiration". The Indian Express. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
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